Overview 

This article will show you how to add Speaking Rights to a member. In this process, no one has requested Speaking Rights but you want to manually grant speaking rights.

Board Members can request Speaking Rights during a meeting.

Instructions

1. Navigate to Agendas
   
   
2. Select the Agenda you want to start
   
3. Click the Minutes button
   
4. Navigate to the Summary tab
   
5. If there are no requests and you want to initiate speaking rights, Edit the desired item
   
6. Navigate to the Speakers tab
   
7. To add a speaker, click Add Speakers
   
8. Fill in fields
   
   
   • Speaker Name: Add the speaker's name
   • Speaker Type: Choose Board Member, Citizen, Staff Member, or Other
   • Duration: In minutes, how long the speaker can speak for
9. Click the Timer to start the speaking time
   
10. Click Update
    
    
11. When you grant time, a Time Left timer will appear on your Clerk-view screen
    
12. When the duration is over, the speaking rights expire and a Tim is Up pop-up appears on your screen